[Lexicog] Using old dictionaries

[David Joffe]

I have actually seen this done. Apart from 'made-up' words, a few 
'obscure' proper names may also be added throughout.

 - David (Joffe)


On 17 Dec 2009 at 9:32, Chaz Mortensen - work wrote:

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>  
> David,
> 
> I have considered doing the same thing in case my work falls into the 
> wrong person's hands.
> 
> -Chaz
> 
> On Dec 17, 2009, at 9:20 AM, David Frank wrote:
> 
>     I remember learning from my dialectology professor (some 30+ years ago) that a practice among 
>     dictionary publishers was to throw in a made-up entry or two, so that if those spurious entries showed 
>     up in someone else's dictionary, plagiarism could be proven.
> 
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